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Thursday, August 25, 2016

An agatized pelecypod from the Genus Astarte from Morocco

Among the many examples of agatized gastropods, from the Eocene layers of the Dakhla regionof Morocco, that are appearing on the market, I found two pelecypod specimens. They are small, about an inch (2.54 cm) in diameter and appear to be the same species. I don't have any literature that can get me an ID down to even the species level but it appears that they belong to the Genus Astarte. The closest Subgenus I could possible winnow them down to could be Laevastarte but beyond that I would need to see the interior of the shells.

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I'm a 40-something, life long student of Geology living in Philadelphia. My interests include Photography, Architecture and History among other things. When not cleaning my recent finds you'll find me in my backyard Hybridizing Daylilies or working in my garden. This Blog is an outlet for me to express my interest in fossils, catalog my collection and coalesce my thoughts and research into a useful medium.